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		<title>Utara, Timur, Selatan&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Agung]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pindah ke suatu daerah baru, di pastikan harus menyesuaikan dengan kebiasaan dan budaya setempat. Setelah pindah dari ibukota setahun silam, gua masih harus beradaptasi dengan kebiasan di pulau dewata ini. Semuanya berasa seperti SMA lagi, dengan geografi sebagai mata pelajarannya. Living here, like it or not, you&#8217;re going have to accustom yourself the the wind [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simbali.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10184271&amp;post=47&amp;subd=simbali&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pindah ke suatu daerah baru, di pastikan harus menyesuaikan dengan kebiasaan dan budaya setempat. Setelah pindah dari ibukota setahun silam, gua masih harus beradaptasi dengan kebiasan di pulau dewata ini. Semuanya berasa seperti SMA lagi, dengan geografi sebagai mata pelajarannya. Living here, like it or not, you&#8217;re going have to accustom yourself the the wind directions. North, East, West, and South. and also the mother of the mountains according to Balinese culture, Mt. Agung. While sleeping, one should not direct it&#8217;s feet to the holy mountain. It&#8217;s a sign of disrespect. Also, while letting dry your under wears on a piece of rope, the height of the rope should not be above one&#8217;s head. To avoid black magic spell that is still believed and practiced here in Bali.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;re new in Bali, and you find yourself lost in the road, it&#8217;s wise to always prepare a compass, since all of the people here based their barrings on wind directions. You would rarely get a right / left directions from the people on the roads. This is something amazing and kind of stressful from time to time. It&#8217;s amazing to see how ordinary people can remember and know the wind directions on every part of the island. This is very new, to the likes of me, who was brought up in city like Jakarta. A place where you don&#8217;t need know where North or East, because of all the cities landscapes and huge buildings. Living in Jakarta, I can still remember where the Semanggi flyover is and how to get to there from, say, Pulo Gadung Bus terminal. No need to know where North, East, South, West is. But Jakarta has it&#8217;s own downside, as to Bali has it&#8217;s own upside. The less stressful life in Bali is something money can&#8217;t buy. Not even Jakarta&#8217;s most glamorous malls.</p>
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		<title>Henry&#8217;s hand on the ball&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lolosnya Perancis ke Piala Dunia 2010 di Afrika, meninggalkan noda / bau&#8221; kontoroversi.. (emangnya Pete..? bau..?) Setelah peluit tanda pertandingan berakhir di Paris, Perancis di nyatakan lolos ke Afrika, menyingkirkan Rep. Irlandia dengan agregat skor 2-1. salah satu gol yang tercipta, di malam itu, di bumbui dengan handsball dari seorang Thiery Henry. Buat gua, Henry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simbali.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10184271&amp;post=49&amp;subd=simbali&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lolosnya Perancis ke Piala Dunia 2010 di Afrika, meninggalkan noda / bau&#8221; kontoroversi.. (emangnya Pete..? bau..?) Setelah peluit tanda pertandingan berakhir di Paris, Perancis di nyatakan lolos ke Afrika, menyingkirkan Rep. Irlandia dengan agregat skor 2-1. salah satu gol yang tercipta, di malam itu, di bumbui dengan handsball dari seorang Thiery Henry. Buat gua, Henry adalah seorang maestro dengan kemampuan olah bola yang piawai. He&#8217;s even famous among for his fair play. He doesn&#8217;t do dangerous tackle, doesn&#8217;t falls easily (dive), and creates masterpieces goal. A superb athlete. &#8230; or so I thought.</p>
<p>Dunia tercengang dengan tindakan Henry yang memakai tangan untuk meloloskan negaranya. Sebagian mendukung, sebagian menyalahkan, sebagian lagi abstain. For me personally, I hadn&#8217;t been a fan of Henry, but I do admire his crafted skill with the ball. After that incident, I&#8217;d lost some degree of respect as a football fan to the French man. He hurt and disgraced his own country by doing that, not to mention the spirit of fair play in football. He did after all admit that it was a hands ball, but not after the referee had declared that it was France who was going to Africa. Had the referee hadn&#8217;t blown the final whistle, would he dare do the right thing and admit that it was a hands ball? He should have. &#8216;with great power comes great responsible&#8217; (even my 7 year old niece knows whats right and wrong) For some people, it&#8217;s only fair to blame the referee for not being more observant and fair, and not blaming the player, for it was not their job to admit their wrong doings. Sure, The referee are human who are capable of doing mistakes and also the players who are also human with their moments. But that does not mean that it is Okay to let these kind of things happen. Actions should be taken. Either to the system, players or referees.</p>
<p>Letting this slip by, as if nothing had happened is the same as condoning it. it&#8217;s okay for a player to cheat, dive, kick as long as the referee doesn&#8217;t spot it. That&#8217;s utterly absurd.  Ireally hope FIFA as the highest organization in football hierarchy, takes action on this. Either, to the system, the teams, the players or the referees. As a fan my whole life, it hurts to see this kind of unjust happens.</p>
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		<title>Apalah arti sebuah nama ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dewi Sri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalanan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nama daerah ini apa ya..? tanya saya pada seorang pekerja bangunan yang sedang nongkrong di pinggir jalan. Simpang Siur..? jawabnya singkat, sambil melanjutkan memandangi para turis yg lalu lalang. Apa..? Simpang Siul..? berusaha meyakinkan diri bahwa orang ini salah omong. ..ni orang ngajak becanda apa ngenyek nich..? gw beri jg nich.. SIMPANG SIUR..!! hardik sang [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simbali.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10184271&amp;post=39&amp;subd=simbali&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nama daerah ini apa ya..? <em>tanya saya pada seorang pekerja bangunan yang sedang nongkrong di pinggir jalan.</em></p>
<p>Simpang Siur..?<em> jawa</em><em>bnya singkat, sambil melanjutkan memandangi para turis yg lalu lalang.</em></p>
<p>Apa..? Simpang Siul..? <em>berusaha meyakinkan diri bahwa orang ini salah omong. ..ni orang ngajak becanda apa ngenyek nich..? gw beri jg nich..</em></p>
<p>SIMPANG SIUR..!!<em> hardik sang pekerja konstruksi. Muke lu simpang siur&#8230;!! hardik nurani dalam hati.</em></p>
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<p>Setelah bertanya dengan seorang teman yang telah tinggal di Bali selama 10 tahun, ternyata memang benar apa adanya. Nama area dimana ada patung Bima dan Dewa Ruci nan megah berdiri, ternyata benar <strong>Simpang Siur</strong>. (Bukan perputaran juga sih, kaya Monas gitu dah). Such a ridiculous name for a landmark in Bali. Kalau mau ke Sanur ataupun Ubud, dari Jimbaran / Airport, jalan yang melewati patung ini adalah jalan tercepat. Namanya sangat tidak mencerminkan keindahan dari monumen ini.</p>
<p>After a few months living here, Gua menyadari bahwa antara orang di sini terlalu malas cari nama untuk nama jalanan atau daerah.. atau pemerintahnya yg kurang kreatif bikin nama. Mungkin perlu di bikin Departemen Pembikin Nama Jalan di pemda Bali. Masa di Bali di area Denpasar, ada 2 nama jalan Dewi Sri. Itu belum 1 Pulau ini.. Entah ada berapa Dewi Sri yang di kasih nama jalan. I guess, nama itu sebegitu Indahnya, sampai orang ga bosen untuk memakai namanya di seantero pulau. Atau emang gampang banget di ingetnya.</p>
<p>Selain nama jalan, nama yang sering gua jumpai berulang kali, adalah Nyoman.. atau Made.. atau Sri.. atau Ketut.. atau Komang. Yach, itu hanya segelintir nama yg sering bakal anda jumpai di pulau ini. Once, I met 5 Nyoman&#8217;s in one day. So now, everytime I have to put a Made in my phonebook, I always put an extra info. e.g; Made &#8211; Listrik (Made, the electrician guy), Nyoman &#8211; Counter (Nyoman, the retail cell phone guy), and so forth.</p>
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		<title>Gajinya pasti di atas 1 juta.. ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bukannya gua ga mau lihat sisi positif dari orang yang tinggal di Bali ini, tapi mungkin hari ini bukan hari untuk bercerita soal itu. Sometimes you know when it&#8217;s just not your day, and I know this day isn&#8217;t mine. Satu hal yang kurang di miliki sama orang orang yang lama tinggal di sini adalah.. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simbali.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10184271&amp;post=31&amp;subd=simbali&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bukannya gua ga mau lihat sisi positif dari orang yang tinggal di Bali ini, tapi mungkin hari ini bukan hari untuk bercerita soal itu. Sometimes you know when it&#8217;s just not your day, and I know this day isn&#8217;t mine.</p>
<p>Satu hal yang kurang di miliki sama orang orang yang lama tinggal di sini adalah.. Privacy. Yup..!! That little thing called personal space. How do I know that..? From the questions strangers ask me when they first met me or my girlfriend. Orang orang seperti ini tanpa sungkan-sungkan akan bertanya.. &#8220;berapa gaji kamu di kantor ?&#8221; <em>Menurut loe..?</em> Kalo gua bukan orang yg lebih sabar, mungkin bakal gua celutkin gitu. Tidak mutlak setiap orang Bali yang bertanya seperti ini, orang luar Bali pun yang telah lama menetap di pulau ini, sudah terbiasa dengan pertanyaan macam ini. Entah dari mana pemikiran kalau gua bakal ngasih tau duit yang gua hasilkan dalam sebulan, atau siapa orang yg barusan gua telp, apa yang gua curhatin ke temen gua yang laen. Mau tauuu ajah&#8230;. Kalau di analisa dengan lebih seksama, orang orang dengan pemahaman yang kurang tentang privacy ini, umumnya masyarakat kelas bawah, yang kurang terdidik. Masih tinggal di daerah pedesaan, dari kasta rendah. (I hate to admit it, but the difference of caste generally reflects in a persons attitude and behaviour)</p>
<p>Some of a few example a stranger might ask you</p>
<p>&#8220;Tinggal di mana dik..? ama siapa di situ..? Sendirian..? berani yach..?&#8221; <em>di tanya ama sopir motor taxi (baca: tukang ojek kl di Jakarta) selagi boncengin ce gua dari tempat kerjanya.</em></p>
<p>&#8220;Suaminya emang ke mana mba..?&#8221; <em>Penjaga warung di deket kost.an cewe gua.</em></p>
<p>&#8220;Kamu Cina yach..? Kamu Hindu Bukan..?&#8221; <em>Pertanyaan untuk temen gua dari Jakarta, yang menikah dengan orang Bali, oleh tetangganya sewaktu ada upacara</em></p>
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<p><em>&#8220;</em>Gajinya adik berarti di atas 1 juta, yach..?<em>&#8221; Di tanya sama tetangga kost, persis sebelum akhirnya dia memberanikan diri minjem 50 rb untuk maen togel. </em></p>
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		<title>&#8216;rem&#8217;&#8230; apa itu..?</title>
		<link>http://simbali.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/rem-apa-itu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setelah 1 tahun tinggal di Pulau ini.. ada beberapa hal yg gua &#8220;dapat&#8221; dari mengamati para pengendara jalanan di sini. Di Bali, ada 2 macam pengendara motor; 1. mereka yang cuma bisa bawa motornya dengan kecepatan 40 km/jam (max) dan 2. mereka yang bisanya bawa motor dengan kecepatan 40 km/jam (min). Biasanya, mahluk tipe no. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simbali.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10184271&amp;post=24&amp;subd=simbali&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Setelah 1 tahun tinggal di Pulau ini.. ada beberapa hal yg gua &#8220;dapat&#8221; dari mengamati para pengendara jalanan di sini. Di Bali, ada 2 macam pengendara motor; 1. mereka yang cuma bisa bawa motornya dengan kecepatan 40 km/jam (max) dan 2. mereka yang bisanya bawa motor dengan kecepatan 40 km/jam (min). Biasanya, mahluk tipe no. 1, sudah paruh baya (male &amp; female), jika tidak para wanita belasan tahun. (it&#8217;s not a gender thing, really.. just an observation) Dengan gayanya yang memasukan siku dan lutut ke dalam, dan makan lajur di tengah, para wanita muda (anak sekolah hingga karyawati) bisa di temui dari kota hingga daerah pelosok Bali. Pengendara motor no. 2, umumnya para <em>bli-bli </em>(panggilan untuk anak muda cowok dari Bali) dari Bali ataupun luar Bali. Mereka anti untuk membawa motor mereka di bawah 40 km/jam. Sama haramnya bagi mereka untuk memakai alat pengaman seperti helm. Namun, dari 2 tipe mahluk ini.. mereka punya beberapa kesamaan dalam hal berkendara di jalan.</p>
<p>Ke 2 jenis mahluk ini&#8230; sepertinya, punya pandangan yang berbeda dengan gw dalam hal penggunaan rem. Mahluk-mahluk ini sepertinya ga punya pengetahuan tentang rem. Sepertinya mereka tabu, haram untuk menginjak ataupun menarik pedal rem di motor mereka. Akibatnya.. mereka ga bisa liat (lobang) celah kesempatan. Jadi biarpun ada mobil yang sudah memasukan moncongnya untuk belok kiri, selama ada ruang untuk &#8216;manuver&#8217;, di hantamnya lah, itu lobang. Macam ayam jantan di musim kawin. Selain pandangan tabu mereka tentang rem, mereka juga ga terbiasa untuk menengok kiri &#8211; kanan sebelum berbelok / nyebrang. Akibatnya.. Gw udah lost track berapa kali sumpah serapah / kutukan yang kluar tiap kali harus ngerem mendadak gara-gara ada motor yg &#8220;mencolot&#8221; dari gang / jalan kecil di jalanan sini. Entah emang mereka yakin ga bakal ada yg nabrak mereka atau cukup yakin dengan dewa mereka, atau mungkin emang nyawa mereka terlalu banyak, jadinya rada royal untuk buang&#8221; nyawa.</p>
<p>Memang tidak adil untuk membandingkan pengendara motor di Bali dengan di Jakarta, ataupun untuk meminta mereka &#8220;sedikit&#8221; takut dengan kendaraan roda 4. Mungkin memang gua.nya aja kali yang terlalu banyak meminta. Meminta mereka untuk lebih hati-hati atau lebih peduli dengan orang lain di jalanan. (I&#8217;ve seen a situation where a bicycle and a truck would go at each other, each of them wouldn&#8217;t let the other get in front of them.. it was on an asphalted road in a small village&#8230;) Paling ngga, kalau di Jakarta pengemudi motor / mobil usah tau tipe&#8221; mahluk yang harus di jauhin. Mini bus warna orange, hijau strip putih, kijang bopeng warna merah, biru muda, dan kuning, kadang. But here, it&#8217;s every motorbike in the road is hazardous.</p>
<p>Paradise has it&#8217;s own price to pay.</p>
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		<title>getting started</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to be honest. I am totally blind to this &#8216;thing&#8217; called wordpress, but it&#8217;s still my new little fixation at the moment. Aku baru aja ngabisin setengah jam, untuk cari tau beda &#8216;post&#8217; dan &#8216;page&#8217;. Masih belum jelas juga, tapi dapet saran kalau untuk nulis cerita, lebih baik make &#8216;post&#8217;. One, very, useful tips.</p>
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		<title>the beaches&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bali sudah terkenal sampai ke seluruh dunia, salah satu faktor terbesar, selain karena muraaaah banget buat para turis asing, adalah karena pantai-pantainya. Salah satu fakta yang baru gua tahu setelah tinggal di sini, adalah Bali ternyata punya berbagai macam ombak, dimana setiap ombaknya berbeda-beda sesuai lokasi pantainya.. and there are dozens of beaches here, all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simbali.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10184271&amp;post=14&amp;subd=simbali&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bali sudah terkenal sampai ke seluruh dunia, salah satu faktor terbesar, selain karena <em>muraaaah</em> banget buat para turis asing, adalah karena pantai-pantainya. Salah satu fakta yang baru gua tahu setelah tinggal di sini, adalah Bali ternyata punya berbagai macam ombak, dimana setiap ombaknya berbeda-beda sesuai lokasi pantainya.. and there are dozens of beaches here, all of them with their own uniqueness. Ini merupakan daya tarik utama bagi para peselencar ombak (Surfer) dari seluruh dunia.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not a surfer. I plan to learn it, though, in the near future. But, until then, I just want to enjoy the sandy beaches and the breeze of the ocean wind. This normal, plain activity is something one would consider luxurious, if one  happens to live in a city called Jakarta. A place where I spent whole my life there. To be able to enjoy a sunset, while laying back on the sand, with a beer, is priceless. That&#8217;s because the beach in Bali are free.</p>
<p>If I happen to leave this place, which I predict it would, these precious time on the beach is something that I would dearly miss. Life cant get better than this&#8230; (so far).</p>
<p>Dari semua pantai yang pernah gua datangi di Bali, Pantai Uluwatu mungkin adalah salah satu pantai yg paling &#8216;cakep&#8217;. Meskipun pasirnya ga selembut pasir pantai Nusa Dua atau Jimbaran. Pantai Uluwatu (atau lebih kita kenal sebagai Blue Point &#8211; karena ada resort dengan nama itu di atas bukitnya) terletak ga terjauh dari Pura Uluwatu yang terkenal. Meskipun rada terpencil (masih ada yang lebih parah lagi) sekarang ini sudah mulai ramai. terbukti dengan banyaknya toko surf dan warung-warung penjaja makanan di pantai tersebut. Untuk dapat menyentuh air lautnya, pengunjung harus menuruni tangga-tangga bukit yang cukup terjal (tidak di sarankan untuk orang tua) dan melewati &#8216;gua-gua&#8217; (kaya di film &#8220;The Count of Monte Christo&#8221;, gitu..). It really is a lot of work, but the view is amazingly priceless. It&#8217;s all worth the trouble. This beach is also famous amongst surfer. Advanced skill surfer often try out their skill in this dangerous waves. The waves here is not recommended for those who are still in learning (I guess that includes me)</p>
<p>Dreamland beach has her own beauty, though slightly packed nowadays since it&#8217;s grand opening. For me it&#8217;s too commercial. There&#8217;s many beaches that I want to see, but unfortunately, haven&#8217;t found the perfect timing. Pasir Putih, Candi Dasa, Amed, Mengwi, Lovina, Bukit are just a few samples of beaches I haven&#8217;t got the chance to go. But, rest assured, I&#8217;ll visit each of them before my time here in Bali ends.</p>
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		<title>pindah ke Bali</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ngapain..? ngapain kek udah gede ini&#8230; ga takut di tinggal yayang? orangnya ada di Bali juga kok.. Setelah 1 tahun ini di hujani dengan pertanyaan seperti itu, akhirnya orang sudah mulai sadar kalau gua sekarang menetap di Bali.  Some would say that I came here to follow my girlfriend. I won&#8217;t deny that. Memang, sebagian [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simbali.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10184271&amp;post=3&amp;subd=simbali&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color:#333333;"><em>N</em><em>gapain..?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;">ngapain kek udah gede ini&#8230; </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;"><em>ga takut di tinggal yayang?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333333;">orangnya ada di Bali juga kok..</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#333333;">Setelah 1 tahun ini di hujani dengan pertanyaan seperti itu, akhirnya orang sudah mulai sadar kalau gua sekarang menetap di Bali.  <em>Some would say that I came here to follow my girlfriend. I won&#8217;t deny that</em>. Memang, sebagian dari dirik gua ini memang mengikuti pujaan hati yg memutuskan pindah ke Bali karena penatnya Ibu Kota. Sebagian lagi, berpikir ini kesempatan untuk melihat dunia luar. <em>After I spent all my life living with my parents, not having the opportunity to experience the real world. What better chance to start now. </em>Jadi setelah dengan dengan pertimbangan matang, gua memberanikan diri untuk meminta ijin dan restu dari orang tua yang tinggal satu ini..<em> It definitely broke my heart.</em> <em>Knowing that I would live thousands kilometers apart from her. But, it was the time.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#333333;"><em>And here we are..</em><br />
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